Newborn blood spot screening: programme handbook
This guidance explains what is required of health professionals carrying out newborn blood spot (NBS) screening.
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- 1 January 2014
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This document brings together all the guidelines and publications that relate to the NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) Screening Programme.
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This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.
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This document brings together all the guidelines and publications that relate to the NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) Screening Programme.
The content is directly on the HTML webpages rather than in a separate file that needs to be downloaded and viewed using other software. HTML content is easier to search and view on a range of devices.
To search within the document press Ctrl F to open the search bar in the web browser. Type the search text and press Enter. All instances of the text will be highlighted on the webpage.
This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.
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Update history
2025-04-23 16:06
Updated Results and records section following a change to the requirements for screening providers in the screening service schedule for 2025/26.
2024-10-08 15:20
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.